Today, the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) has reached a union victory in the Hürriyet newspaper case, where 45 journalists were dismissed in 2019 for being members of the TGS. The employer will have to pay for union compensation as well as idle time compensation. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) joined its Turkish affiliate in welcoming the court decision. On 30 October 2019, 45 media staff members received dismissal notices from the management of Hürriyet, one of the major Turkish daily newspapers. This followed the pro-government conglomerate Demirören Group’s purchase…